2023 Best Teaching Graduate Certificate Schools in District of Columbia

It's not easy to decide which teaching program to enroll in when you have so many options available. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Also, there are a number of trade schools and bootcamp with offerings that you might find attractive.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Teaching Degree Search has developed this Best Teaching Graduate Certificate Schools in District of Columbia ranking. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in District of Columbia to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best educational experiences for teaching students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

View our full ranking methodology.

Top Teaching Graduate Certificate Schools in District of Columbia

Learn more about these excellent schools below:

#1

George Washington University

Washington, District of Columbia

$32,904 Average Tuition & Fees

$29,615 Avg Student Debt

Our 2023 rankings named George Washington University the best school in District of Columbia for teaching students working on their graduate certificate.

Graduate Certificate recipients from GWU accumulate an average of $29,615 in student debt by the time they complete their degree.

Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at GWU. In 2019-2020 about 37% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

Full George Washington University Report

#2

American University

Washington, District of Columbia

$38,456 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend American University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Teaching Graduate Certificate Schools in District of Columbia list.

Online graduate courses are available at The American University, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In 2019-2020 about 39% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

Full American University Report

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*These averages are for the top 2 schools only.

References

• Read more about our ranking methodology.
• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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